SOY SAUCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does soy sauce mean? 

• SOY SAUCE (noun)
  The noun SOY SAUCE has 1 sense:

1. thin sauce made of fermented soy beans

  Familiarity information: SOY SAUCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOY SAUCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Thin sauce made of fermented soy beans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

soy; soy sauce

Hypernyms ("soy sauce" is a kind of...):

condiment (a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment)

Meronyms (substance of "soy sauce"):

soy; soya; soya bean; soybean (the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein))